TONIGHT IN A CIRCUS ACT GONE WRONG. W-P-T-Z HAS LEARNED ONE OF THE WOMEN HURT... GRADUATED FROM A VERMONT CIRCUS PROGRAM. HERE ONCE AGAIN IS W-P-T-Z'S DAVID CHARNS. Serenity Smith Forchion England Center for Circus Arts the moment I heard it I was chagrined. It's always a terrible thing SERENITY SMITH FORCHION CO-FOUNDED THE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CIRCUS ARTS -- IN BRATTLEBORO. nat - thing falls SAMANTHA PITARD STUDIED AT THE SCHOOL THREE YEARS AGO. ON SUNDAY -- A MECHANISM HOLDING HER UP WITH SEVEN OTHER WOMEN -- SNAPPED. Serenity Smith Forchion England Center for Circus Arts she's been an aerialist her whole life. She's a very strong young lady PITARD FELL 30 FEET TO THE FLOOR BELOW -- IN A STUNT WHERE SHE'S HELD UP BY HER HAIR. NINE PERFORMERS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. SF that carabiner failed. It was a single piece of equipment that failed OFFICIALS IN PROVIDENCE SAY THE CARABINER AT THE TOP OF THE CHANDELIER BROKE. THEY SAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT. Serenity Smith Forchion England Center for Circus Arts they've all been tested. They all come with ratings with what they're strength tested for. There's a lot of engineering that goes into trying to make this stuff as safe as possible PITARD SUFFERED A FRACTURE.... PERFORMING FOR CROWDS ... ALL SHE'S EVER WANTED TO DO. Serenity Smith Forchion England Center for Circus Arts graduating from our program she went to disney and worked there for a while. Then she was a clown for ringling brothers. She's been an aerialist her whole life EIGHT OF THE NINE PERFORMERS REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL... ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. DAVID CHARNS, WPTZ NC 5. TRANS WILLISTON ROAD